Music and Concerts – Page 102

Naked Raygun’s Jeff Pezzati, left, and Eric Spicer speak on a panel commemorating new record pressings at the Smashed Plastic record plant in Belmont Gardens on Oct. 10, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Tale of the tapes: Naked Raygun and Eleventh Dream Day create new albums from an essential Chicago archive

By Kevin McKeough

October 14, 2026 at 5:40 a.m.

A 1985 Naked Raygun show has become a limited-edition vinyl album.

FILE – Duane Davis, right, and his attorney Michael Sanft sit in a courtroom, after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center on Aug. 31, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur

By Jessica Hill

October 13, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for...

Olivia Rodrigo performs at the United Center on Oct. 11, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Review: Olivia Rodrigo, in a sea of flowers, kicking her way towards what’s next

By Christopher Borrelli

October 12, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

In Chicago at the United Center on her "Unraveled Tour," Olivia Rodrigo leans into the...

Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour at Lucas Oil Stadium on Nov. 1, 2024, in Indianapolis. (Kevin Mazur/Getty)

Column: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour just played its last US concert in Indy. Here are 5 ways it will change concert tours forever.

By Christopher Borrelli

November 7, 2024 at 9:13 a.m.

We need to consider why the Eras Tour will be remembered as a cultural milestone...

David Crane, music director emeritus of Southwest Symphony Orchestra, will conduct a few concerts during the 2024-25 season including Holiday Joy on Dec. 13 at St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr in Tinley Park, and Dec. 15 at St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Orland Hills. (Southwest Symphony Orchestra)

Southwest Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 season features three music director finalists

By Jessi Virtusio

November 5, 2024 at 12:44 p.m.

Finalists are Brian Dollinger of Muscatine Symphony, Benjamin Nadel of New Philharmonic and Silas Huff...

Poet and novelist Sandra Cisneros is collaborating with composer Derek Bermel on an opera-adaptation of “The House on Mango Street.” Photographed before an event at National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture on Oct. 23, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘House on Mango Street’ is becoming an opera, with Sandra Cisneros’ help

By Hannah Edgar

November 5, 2024 at 7:23 p.m.

In a rare case of an author adapting her own work for the stage, the...

In this Sept. 23, 2014 file photo, Producer Quincy Jones, of the documentary film “Keep On Keepin’ On,” poses for a portrait, in New York, Sept. 23, 2014. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP, File)

Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney and more pay tribute to Quincy Jones

By Associated Press

November 4, 2024 at 8:24 p.m.

Those who knew him over the decades shared public tributes to Quincy Jones on Monday.

Music producer Quincy Jones poses for a portrait to promote his documentary “Quincy” during the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 7, 2018, in Toronto. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Quincy Jones, music titan who was born in Chicago, dies at 91

By Hillel Italie

November 4, 2024 at 11:15 a.m.

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic...

Beat band members Steve Vai, from left, Adrian Belew, Danny Carey and Tony Levin perform at Copernicus Center on Nov. 1, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Review: All-star bandmates of Beat were more than up to the demands of a King Crimson concert

By Bob Gendron

November 2, 2024 at 2:48 p.m.

In a sold-out concert at Copernicus Center, Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, Tony Levin and Danny...

Charli xcx attends the WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards at the Museum of Modern Art on Oct. 29, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Not just for the summer: ‘Brat’ is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024

By Associated Press

November 1, 2024 at 8:02 a.m.

Collins Dictionary has declared “brat” – the album title that became a summer-living ideal –...

Haley Johnson 30, of Lowell, gets ready to leave for Indianapolis. Johnson 30, of Lowell, is a Swiftie is going to attend the Taylor Swift concert this weekend. Johnson Is shown at her home on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (John Smierciak / for the Post-Tribune)

Are you ready for it? Northwest Indiana Swifties head to Indianapolis for the final Eras Tour weekend in the US.

By Alexandra Kukulka

October 31, 2024 at 3:18 p.m.

Taylor Swift will bring her Eras Tour to Indianapolis this weekend performing three nights at...

Sting performs at the Auditorium Theatre, Oct. 28, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Review: Stripped down ‘3.0’ tour at the Auditorium shows a Sting in top condition

By Bob Gendron

October 30, 2024 at 11:56 a.m.

If you’re looking for a musical example of the practical and creative benefits of maintaining...

Usher performs at the United Center on Oct. 28, 2024. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)

Review: Usher is all confidence and talent in his ‘Past Present Future’ tour at United Center

By Bob Gendron

October 29, 2024 at 12:54 p.m.

He demonstrated a savvy awareness of pace, he strolled rather than swaggered, and yes, he...